OXFORD 9000
📚 proverb • entry_id 58372

loose lips sink ships

/ˈlus ˈlɪps ˈsɪŋk ˈʃɪps/
Meanings (ES + gloss)
palabra de boca, piedra de honda • palabra y piedra suelta no tiene vuelta • por la boca muere el pez
Saying too much or releasing confidential information can have dangerous consequences.
Loose Lips Sink Ships, said the wartime poster. Of course the ships will all sink anyway, sooner or later.
‘Loose lips sink ships,’ she spat at Dad once, when they were arguing about Grandpa, but ‘loose lips killed our son.’
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